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A MEMS Programmable Photonic Crystal?

A MEMS Programmable Photonic Crystal?. Alexander D. Sprunt Alexander H. Slocum, Advisor. Photonic Crystal Possibilities. Light can be guided around sharp (less than l ) corners by defects in photonic crystals in theory 1 and in practice 2 (1.55 m m).

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A MEMS Programmable Photonic Crystal?

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  1. A MEMS Programmable Photonic Crystal? Alexander D. Sprunt Alexander H. Slocum, Advisor

  2. Photonic Crystal Possibilities Light can be guided around sharp (less than l)corners by defects in photonic crystals intheory1 and in practice2 (1.55 mm) Only a few periods of the crystalare necessary for isolation, so itshould be possible to create anoptical switch with smallprogrammable defects 1. J.D. Joannopoulos, R.D. Meade, J.N. Winn, Photonic Crystals (Princeton University Press, New York, 1995) 2. Lin S-Y, Chow E, Johnson SG, Joannopoulos JD, “Demonstration of highly efficient waveguiding in a photonic crystal slab at the 1.5-µm wavelength,” Optics Letters, vol. 25, no. 17, (2000)

  3. Results & Concepts An appropriate defect, i.e. one that“pulls” a band into the bandgap of thebulk crystal, is created by shifting aline of cylinders horizontally. Field is confined to the defect region The switch is actuated through a bi-stable mechanism, so power is only consumed at state changes

  4. More Results and Concepts “plugs” added fromoutside the crystal Useful defects can also be createdby adding material from out-of-plane But this may lead to lesselegant mechanisms

  5. Questions & Issues • A physicists perspective on the switch concept • Little experimental work has been done on “MEMS compatible” crystals and defects, why?

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